 infobox city name safeton image_map map_safeton jpg country wild coast province - mayor population 6 100 safeton once known as safe town is true to its name one of the safer settlements on the wild coast originally founded on the coast of the woolly bay c 260 or -385 cy it was first settled by emigrants from nearby narwell it quickly grew to become a trading partner with that town sending out fishing boats and small trade ships to support its economy while sponsoring privateers to raid the other coastal towns of the wild coast as the town developed it began quarrying stone for the homes of its most powerful residents those who would be petty warlords elsewhere as may be apparant it was originally named not for its own safety as seen like most cities on the coast it was once quite lawless but for its ability to repel intruders the lack of a heavy humanoid population in the northern parts of the wild coast was a great boon for settlements in those areas allowing them to thrive much more than those further south this allowed it to eventually become much better-policed than said settlements giving rise to the rumor that its streets were always safe though the climate in safeton is fairly calm its position gives rise to a number of odd effects the yellow haze and dirty rain found in narwell also tend to be found in this city as well as the cooler summers and warmer winters brought about by the woolly bay ; snow is quite uncommon in safeton due to both this and the bright desert and the bay itself never freezes over though ice does sometimes form at the shores cool winds often blow inwards during hot afternoons though they may shift to any direction at night during goodmonth and harvester however the most readily apparant effect is the odd safeton physic so named for its believed healthful properties in blowing dust and debris out of the city a powerful gale averaging about 25 mph it blows from the southeast over the coast of the bay affecting a region from 60 miles south of safeton all the way up to the mouth of the selintan river it tends to blow continuously from noontime until late at night and travel during this wind is so difficult that ships heading down the bay towards the sea of gearnat avoid traveling at night if they can avoid it unless they are able to stick near the shores of the bright desert a small number of communities can be found near safeton some independant and some relying on the larger town for support carnakh a small fishing village near safeton is best known for the peltander family the rulers of the village for the past 100 years this family has such a strong personality that their mere presence has placed the rest of the villagers in a serf-like state since they first took their current position wyvernen a tiny village surrounded by a wall of stone and wood and located merely a half-day half-day's travel to the southwest is home to a number of farmers bandits peat-diggers and raiders as well as a family of gnome cutthroats chased out of safeton some time ago it it's ruled by the tyrannical hand of hendred blerrid a dwarven priest of hextor who from the saddle of his trained wyvern is well capable of defending the village from invaders of any type 